PolicyLoader.java

/**
 * Copyright (c) Codice Foundation
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 */
package ddf.security.ws.policy;

import org.w3c.dom.Document;

/**
 * Interface used to load policies and hide the actual loading (from file, memory, or otherwise)
 * hidden from the calling class.
 *
 */
public interface PolicyLoader {
    /**
     * Retrieves the policy in a document form.
     *
     * @return a Document of the policy xml (wsp:Policy).
     */
    Document getPolicy();

}